Livetoride wrote:Bin it or take it home with a wee plastic bag tucked in your top.

I don't usually use plastic bags for that

Well I hate the banana in my top on a hot day, its not very nice. Also I am not one to want to stop in the middle of my ride to find a bin. So fan of the bag idea. Also I was berated one time for not taking out the peel of my top and putting in the wash.

Maybe he meant plastic bags for wee? Was the obvious joke I thought but now that you've admitted to leaving other organic waste in your jersey it does make me wonder....

Take it home where SWMBO uses it to fertilise her rose bushes. When we ride our tandem she gets through three or four bananas in the day!

Interestingly enough when I was a Venturer Leader we were told that chucking an apple core into the bush could result in the propagation of an apple tree which could displace native vegetation, an extreme example I know but thought provoking.

Maybe I'm reading this all wrong but the most popular suggestion so far to prevent littering is to put an organic 'food wrapper' that only takes 3-4 weeks to decompose, inside a man made container that may take 20-1000years to decompose when it subsequently gets sent to landfill?http://behealthyandrelax.com/2007/11/ho ... decompose/

Seriously though, the best thing to do would be to bring it home and compost it. But before you compost it make sure you (also from that website) rub it on your skin to stop itching, reduce inflammation, remove warts, smooth out wrinkles, get rid of acne, control psoriasis, and improve skin tone and texture.

I go surfing with a guy who hates having any rubbish in his car.. it's cringeworthy when he throws banana peels out the window on the freeway just because he doesn't want to leave it in the car and throw it in the bin later on. If I am out in the middle of the bush, then the peel will go into the bushes out of sight and buried under the soil. But if I am in an urban area I'll just put the peel in my pack pocket and chuck it in a bin at the next opportunity. Banana peels take a while to break down if separated from the fruit, about 4-8 weeks from most reports.

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